Electric Ben Gannon-Doak heralds return to Scotland’s tradition of tricky wingers | Paul MacInnes

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Electric Ben Gannon-Doak heralds return to Scotland’s tradition of tricky wingers | Paul MacInnes

T he game was about 15 minutes in and a familiar script appeared to be taking shape. After an initial flurry, Scotland were under the pump, struggling to deal with the intensity and physicality of a …

T he game was about 15 minutes in and a familiar script appeared to be taking shape. After an initial flurry, Scotland were under the pump, struggling to deal with the intensity and physicality of a determined Haiti team. Passes were going astray and tackles were being missed. It seemed only a matter of time before calamity became manifest, but there was one route of escape, summarised eloquently by a cry from the crowd: “Hit it long for the wee man!” Ben Gannon-Doak, the wee man in question, …

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